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‘Access to education across different cultures and languages needs to be improved’: IEEE award winner’s best work came from identifying issues, and fixing them
By Desire Athow published
Exclusive Karen Panetta’s uses technology to solve the world’s most pressing problems – more citizens need access to STEM education and AI training.

Japanese researchers develop material to boost solar panel efficiency
By Wayne Williams published
Japanese scientists create new spin-flip material that could boost solar panel efficiency by up to 130%.

Health data from UK Biobank spotted for sale in China – Government confirms medical info from 500,000 participants involved
By Sead Fadilpašić published
Legitimate researchers seem to have abused their access to try and sell the files.

Magnets produced at room temperature using lasers could one day produce better HDDs, faster non-silicon processors — and at 20nm, they are so thin that they could be used almost anywhere, even in the human body
By Wayne Williams published
Magnets tuned with lasers at room temperature could lead to faster hard drives and a new generation of computer chips.

Meta is spending millions on bug bounties and security tools to boost WhatsApp security
By Sead Fadilpašić published
New tools, expanded reach and a boosted bug bounty program are coming for WhatsApp.

AI systems are the perfect companions for cheaters and liars finds groundbreaking research on dishonesty
By Wayne Williams published
AI agents were far more likely than their human counterparts to cheat when asked, study found.

'More like a pendulum than a hammer': The AI chip that can reuse its own energy reaches proof of concept stage - but I don't think it will be enough to convince hyperscalers to invest
By Wayne Williams published
Ice River chip from Vaire Computing proves energy reuse is possible, offering promise for reducing AI power consumption.

Microsoft Copilot has access to three million sensitive data records per organization, wide-ranging AI survey finds - here's why it matters
By Wayne Williams published
Microsoft Copilot found to have accessed millions of business records per organization as data sharing risks grow across industries.

Researchers warn that skill erosion caused by AI could have a devastating and lasting impact on businesses - but it may already be too late
By Desire Athow published
Esko Penttinen, Associate Professor, and Joona Ruissalo, Post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University, tell us about the risks of skill erosion, and why AI makes the problem more urgent.
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